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3:55 PM ET, November 3, 2025

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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Dems want FCC probe of “60 Minutes” omission of Trump's Binance pardon exchange … An extended version released by the program was around 73 minutes long and did not include parts of the full transcript posted to CBS News' website.  — An accompanying editor's note said the extended version …
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CBS News:
Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here.  —  Editor's note: On October 31, 2025, correspondent Norah O'Donnell spoke with President Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL, and this is a transcript of that conversation.
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
CBS Cuts Trump's Corruption Tantrum From ‘60 Minutes’ Edit  —  ✂️✂️✂️  —  The moment Trump got testy was missing from Sunday night's interview.  —  President Donald Trump's angry response to corruption questions at the end of his 60 Minutes interview was cut from the show's TV and online edits.
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’
Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump's approval hits a second-term low, CNN poll finds  —  One year out from the midterm elections, the Democratic Party holds a sizable enthusiasm advantage as views of President Donald Trump dip further into negative territory, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Zohran Mamdani's success is a warning
Discussion: New York Post, HotAir and Fox News
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability  —  Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street.
Discussion: New Republic
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump admin says it will provide partial November SNAP benefits  —  The Trump administration will provide partial food stamp benefits this month as the government shutdown approaches a record length, officials told a federal judge Monday.  —  The administration indicated it will not tap …
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Bari Weiss' security detail costs CBS $10,000 a day as network undergoes layoffs  —  At the same time that CBS is being slammed with layoffs, an awkward number is circulating around the halls of the Tiffany Network.  —  Page Six hears that as staffers watch their colleagues pack up their desks …
Discussion: Townhall and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week  —  At least eight moderate Senate Democrats are meeting in hopes of finding a deal to end the monthlong government shutdown, but sources familiar with the closely held conversations say they will need strong assurances …
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:   Travel Industry Sounds Alarm Over Government Shutdown
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats
NBC News:
With Trump's focus elsewhere, the economy shows signs of trouble
Discussion: Raw Story
Pablo Manríquez / Migrant Insider:
SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid  —  Eyewitnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10-12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the floor, and tenants told to vacate.  —  WASHINGTON — A pre-dawn raid on Friday …
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump-backed Ciattarelli gets major campaign trail surprise on Election Eve  —  Captain Jake Ciattarelli surprised his father at campaign event day before election against Sherrill  —  TOTOWA, N.J. — It was a surprise family reunion on Monday for New Jersey Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli …
Discussion: New York Post and Washington Times
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NBC News:
Jury selection begins in the trial of D.C.'s ‘sandwich guy’  —  Sean Dunn went viral this summer for throwing a salami sub at a Customs and Border Protection agent.  —  WASHINGTON — Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of former Justice Department employee Sean Dunn, also known as the …
Discussion: CBS News
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Massie announces marriage to former congressional staffer  —  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced his marriage to Carolyn Grace Moffa, a former congressional staffer, in a social media post Monday morning, with a photo of him in tuxedo and his bride in a wedding dress.
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Faith Wardwell / Politico:   Massie announces marriage to former congressional staffer
Richard Pollina / New York Post:
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus  —  Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday's mayoral race — potentially setting the stage …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Is a Commie  —  Bernie's democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy.  Trump's national socialism is not.  Thank you for your attention to this matter!  — Trump wants to build nuclear power plants.  — He has chosen Westinghouse to build them.
Paul Krugman:
We're Number Two!  —  Does Donald Trump realize that he has ceded world leadership to China?  Probably not: During his recent Asian trip, foreign leaders flattered him and showered him with personal gifts, so he came home with his ego even more inflated than usual.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New York Times
MSNBC:
'If it was anybody else, we'd arrest him tomorrow,' Justice Department aide said of Trump  —  A handful of documents found by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were so sensitive that even a senior Justice Department official didn't have authorization to see them.  —  This story is adapted …
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
It's My Party and I'll Leave When I Want To  —  Talking to the gerontocracy.  —  Last year's election debacle, rooted in the rapid decline of the then-81-year-old Joe Biden, took a heavy toll on New Hampshire congresswoman Annie Kuster.  “It was the most painful thing I've been through since …
Discussion: Inside Elections
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Top 10 US billionaires' collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year - report  —  Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights - but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap  —  The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year …
NBC News:
Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say  —  The new operation would include U.S. troops on the ground in Mexico striking drug labs and cartel leaders, according to current and former U.S. officials, though a deployment is not imminent.
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Bickering over Bovino: Lawyers swap complaints of obstruction, ‘sandbagging’ during deposition  —  Frustration boiled over in a federal courtroom halfway through last week's deposition of U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino, where a government lawyer said he felt “sandbagged” …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Jack Smith, Trump's Target, Shifts From Defense to Counterattack  —  The former special counsel has told people in his orbit he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against the president denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Sharice Davids inches toward Kansas Senate run
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders: 'There Ain't Much of a Democratic Party'
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety
Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Tom Emmer Is the GOP's Smear Machine
Discussion: Raw Story
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
New CR date under discussion, Johnson says
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The Ballroom Blitz Should Be a Bigger Scandal
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
It's clear why Zohran Mamdani is leading in the New York mayoral race
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Why is Trump politicizing the military? Ask the fired generals.
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and Reason
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
Christina Shaw / Fox News:
Judge blocks Trump National Guard deployment to Portland, citing lack of justification
 

 
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